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Approximations with "chabuduo"
... an Adverb When using 差不多 (chàbuduō) as an adverb, place it before the adjective or verb. Structure 差不多 + Adj. / Verb Examples 这两 ...

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Expressing "always" with "zongshi"
... 总是 (zǒngshì). 总是 (zǒngshì) means "always," and like other adverb s, comes before the verb in a sentence. 总是 (zǒngshì) with Verbs 总是 (zǒngshì ...

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Expressing wasted efforts with "bai"
... no effect." Basic Form with Just 白 All you have to do is put 白 before the verb. One important thing to note is that 白 is usually used with mono ...

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Comparing "zai" and "you"
... the Future 又 is sometimes used to express that something that has happened before ''is going to happen'' in the immediate future. In this case, it ...

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Comparing "dui" and "duiyu"
... 个问题都很感兴趣。Wǒmen duìyú zhège wèntí dōu hěn gǎn xìngqù. Only one can go right before the predicate: 我们都对这个问题很感兴趣。Wǒmen dōu duì zhège wèntí hěn ...

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Comparing "kending" "queding" and “yiding"
... 能开始做。Wǒmen yào xiān quèdìng yī gè xíngshì cáinéng kāishǐ zuò.We'll have to decide on a design before we can start working. 老板肯定了最近我很努力。In this ...

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Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
... similar to the English "just about to." Normally you can add 要 (yào) before the verb. Structure 快+ Verb + 了快要 + Verb + 了 Examples 我们 ...

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Expressing "not even one"
... 也没吃过。Zhèyàng de cài wǒ yī cì yě méi chī guo.I've never eaten this kind of food before. 这次活动我们公司一个人也没参加。 Zhè cì huódòng wǒmen gōngsī yī ...

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Comparing "huifu" and "huanyuan"
... like 身体, 体力, 社会, 秩序 etc. One way to use 恢复 is to put it before the noun or noun phrase 恢复（了）+ Noun/Noun Phrase Examples 恢复体力。中国 1977年 ...

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The "shi... de" patterns: an overview
... verb is transitive (it takes an object), then the object can be placed either before or after the 的 without affecting the meaning. Take a look at the ...

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The Sixty-Year Dream:《六十年的梦》
... " In the future in general Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will" "Before" in general Expressing location with "zai...shang/xia/li ...

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The Secret Garden:《秘密花园》
... like to" with "xiang" Wanting to do something with "yao" "Before" in general "Even more" with "geng" Expressing "with" with ...

5 KB (618 words) - 08:58, 13 October 2017
The Monkey’s Paw:《猴爪》
... to happen with "kuai... le" Special verbs with "hen" "Before" in general Expressing location with "zai...shang/xia/li" Using ...

5 KB (616 words) - 07:33, 22 November 2018
Sherlock Holmes and the Red-Headed League:《卷发公司的案子》
... Separable verb After a specific time Uses of "shi... de" Before a specific time Chapter 3 "Some" with "youde" Verb ...

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Sentence with a verbal predicate
... a negative kind of this sentence it is formed by placing the adverb 不 before the verb. This kind of sentence can use adverbs to express time, degree ...

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Taiwanese "you"
... . 你有见过那个人吗？Nǐ yǒu jiàn guò nàge rén ma?Have you seen that person before? 你有自己做过饭吗？Nǐ yǒu zìjǐ zuò guò fàn ma?Have you ever cooked for ...

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Expressing "and" with "he" (advanced)
... the predicate of the sentence, there will be some kind of modifier before the adjectives; they won't just be used "bare" Structure Adj. 1 ...

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Advanced "le" after an object
... in the Future 了 (le) can also indicate that one action is completed before another in the ''future'', and this type of 了 is often placed directly ...

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Editing for print
... followed by pinyin in parentheses. (Put a space after the Chinese and before the open-paren, but not within the parentheses.) Obviously, you need to ...

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Expressing "as a result" with "jieguo"
... Result Sometimes there is no cause-effect relationship between what comes before and after 结果 (no logical connection). In these sentences, the ...

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Expressing "toward" with "wang"
... is a preposition that means "towards" and precedes the verb it modifies. Used before a Verb This is the common one used in everyday speech ...

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